The N.T.P. King's Crown
Police hat and ID badge; known as the "Two Bob" badge (similar to the Two Shilling coin when new) or
the "Penny" badge (because as the silver plate wore off it, the base metal would show through).

* One of the Rarest.
c 1917. Early versions had no blue enamel. A restrike and fake replicas exist.

Ozbadge thanks: Peter Hamilton.

The Commonwealth Police, King's Crown Hat Badge; with Northern Territory
plinth. The first Australian State to officially wear
the "Akubra" or "Lemon squeezer" style hat on duty in various styles; with this badge. Hallmarked "Stokes" or "Stokes and Sons ". Issued
from c 1927 - 1960. The "Northern Territory" plinth was probably added
to this badge, phased in and issued around 1949.

Extremely Rare; with attached plinth.

WARNING: Use of the
Commonwealth Coat of Arms without permission may breach the Trade Practices Act 1974, the Trade Marks Act 1995
and the Criminal Code Act 1995. Importation of goods bearing the Commonwealth Coat of Arms is prohibited under the
Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.

BE AWARE of fake, chrome or nickel replicas; some made with
hard-fired, vitreous enamel and some are marked "Stokes and Sons Melb". The original badges ARE hallmarked and made of two
(2) separate pieces (badge and plinth) soldered together; ie, not a "one piece" badge.

A new Northern Territory Police cap badge badge design know as the "Skippy"
badge was introduced in c1965 (and later an ID badge). The Northern Territory Police cap badge with the obsolete Cadet
"plinth" is shown above. c1980. It is numbered with a "C" prefix
and Hallmarked "K.G.Luke" or "Brim Melb". Rare.

The Territory won self-government and gained local control of Northern Territory
Police from the Commonwealth government in 1978.

A gold "Detectives" badge was issued in 2011; with a number in a small plinth.

Note:
Apparently there now fakes of this badge out there. To see the real issued, badge go to:

The real "issued" badge and holder is apparently made by a well-known Melbourne badge maker.

The Northern Territory Police obsolete Tracker QC hat badge. c1953 -1980. All N.T. Trackers were phased
out in the 1980's. Many became NT Police "Aides". There are at least three variations to this badge; some
may be copies. Very Rare.

The Northern Territory Police QC obsolete "Aide" or "Tracker" Akubra
badge. Also in a "red" plinth version. Both are numbered on the back, with an "A" prefix and hallmarked. Rare.

There is also a current, flat, ID or wallet version ("Freddie'") of the "Skippy" badge (with a blue enamel background). which is issued in a numbered leather wallet.

On two versions of the ID badge, the word "POLICE" is replaced with "Aboriginal Community
Police" or "Police Auxiliary" in the plinth area.

The Northern Territory Police obsolete "Aide" QC hat badge. The "Aide" or Aboriginal Police
Community Officers were enlisted in the late 1970's. This badge was replaced with a "Skippy" version in the 1980's (see
directly above); which has now also became obsolete. Very Rare.